That is the one season I can agree that they were for real. It's also the only time I can remember that they've beaten legitimate Top-10 team.

Even so, they still got shut down by a Mountain West team in their bowl game.

Wisconsin is in the same boat as Ohio State when it comes to perception: We're never going to consider the Badgers as a power in the Big 10 unless they start beating us on a more consistent basis. Very similar to how people outside of Ohio/the Midwest will continue to doubt that Ohio State could compete with the Alabama's and Oregon's of the world until... well, they do.

The stupidest part about college football is that perception can impact whether you get the opportunity to compete with them in the first place. Thank god playoffs are coming.